APRIL GARON

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Experience
Staff Photographer |The (Troy, Al.) Messenger | www.troymessenger.com
June- Nov. 2014
o Led the newsroom staff as the primary photographer for the Messenger and magazine products,
including Troylife, a lifestyle quarterly and The Catch, a pre-season football publication
o Responsible for main art packages for daily editions and online photo galleries
o Covered spot news, features, enterprise art, portraits and sports
o Carried content onto social media and created a Instagram account for the publication
o Paginated in InDesign and contributed stories on the city government beat

Intern |The Natchez Democrat | www.natchezdemocrat.com

May- Aug. 2013
o Photographed daily assignments for the Democrat and Natchez the Magazine
o InDesign page layout
o Reported daily stories, standing features, and specials
o Fact-checked and performed background research

Photographer | The Student Printz | www.studentprintz.com

2012-14
o Photographed a variety of subjects for photo assignments including events, portraits, and
enterprise projects
o Gained experience with news, feature, opinion and arts and entertainment reporting.

Photography Director | Her Campus Southern Miss |

www.hercampus.com/southernmiss
2011-12
o Supervised the photography team, gave photo assignments, contributed photographs and
collaborated with fellow directors to maintain the publication.

Honors

o Selected by faculty as the top student in the Photojournalism major for 2014
o Best General News Photograph, First Place, MPA Better Newspaper Contest, Student Division 2014
o Mississippi Press Association Education Foundation Scholarship 2014 Recipient
o 2013 68th College Photographer of The Year Semi-Finalist in the Sports Action Category
o Selected as Best Student Printz Photographer at the 2014 MCJ Student Showcase
o Shoemaker Journalism Scholarship 2013 Recipient
o Damien E. Morgan Excellence in Photography Scholarship 2012 Recipient
o Recipient of Academic Excellence Scholarship
o Golden Key Scholar
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Deans and Presidents Lists

Skills
Photoshop | InDesign | Final Cut Pro | Audacity

Video/Audio recording and editing

Search Engine Optimization | Social Media

Page Design | AP Style

Education
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism | May 2014 | Double major in Photojournalism and News-Editorial
Journalism
The University Of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, Miss.
GPA | Cumulative: 3.683 | Major Courses: 4.0